Easy Eggs in a Cup
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup finely diced red onion
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 4 cups tightly packed baby spinach, washed and dried
- Sea salt
- Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/4 cup crumbled organic feta cheese (optional)
- 4 organic eggs
- Pinch of freshly ground pepper
- Preheat the oven to 375F.
- Heat the olive oil in a saute pan over medium heat, then add the onion and saute until translucent, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic and saute for an additional 30 seconds, then stir in the spinach and a pinch of salt and cook until wilted and tender, about another 30 seconds.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the nutmeg.
- Lightly grease 4 small ramekins with olive oil.
- For each ramekin, spoon in one-fourth of the spinach mixture, then sprinkle on 1 tablespoon of the cheese.
- Gently crack 1 egg on top of the cheese, then sprinkle the pepper and a pinch of salt over all 4 ramekins.
- Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, until very little liquid remains and moves around when you shake the ramekins.
- Let cool for 3 minutes, then run a knife or an offset spatula around the inside edge of each ramekin to loosen the eggs.
- Using your knife or spatula to help support the eggs, carefully transfer to a plate and serve immediately.
- To avoid a watery end product, make sure the spinach is well dried prior to adding it to the saute pan.
- Spinach naturally gives off moisture when it cooks, so you dont want to add even more by cooking it when its wet.
- A salad spinner works miracles on drying spinach quickly and efficiently.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2 days.
- (per serving)
- Calories: 120
- Total Fat: 8.5g (2.1g saturated, 4.4g monounsaturated)
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Protein: 7g
- Fiber: 1g
- Sodium: 185mg
- Most people think dehydration only happens when youre walking, running, or sweating and dont drink enough water.
- Actually, when youre in treatment, you can get dehydrated without moving a muscle.
- Chemotherapy consumes protein like a V-8 Mustang goes through High-test gasoline.
- When protein levels drop, fluids and nutrients get pulled out of the blood via osmosis (see, we knew high school biology would come in handy).
- Dehydration can lead to fatigue, cramps, and worse.
- Vegans and people on macrobiotic diets need to be especially careful to get enough protein during treatment.
extravirgin olive oil, red onion, garlic, tightly packed baby spinach, salt, nutmeg, feta cheese, eggs, ground pepper
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/easy-eggs-in-a-cup-379227 (may not work)